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Duke's Kyle Singler, right, receives congratulations from teammates in the closing seconds of Duke's 70-57 victory over Purdue in Houston. The victory propels the Blue Devils into the Elite Eight for the first time since 2004.

Purdue's Chris Kramer, middle, reacts on the bench while JaJuan Johnson, left, and Kelsey Barlow look on during their loss to Duke in the Sweet 16.

Duke's Brian Zoubek battles for a rebound against Purdue's Keaton Grant (5), Chris Kramer, back left, and Patrick Bade, right, during the first half in Houston.

Purdue head coach Matt Painter tried to point his Boilermakers into the Elite Eight but his squad came up short in the second half.

Duke's mascot lets the crowd know how he feels about Purdue during the Blue Devils' victory over the Boilermakers at Reliant Stadium in Houston.

Texas A&M fans watch from the stands late in the second half of their loss to Purdue in the second round.

Purdue players mob Chris Kramer after his layup with six seconds left sent the fourth-seeded Boilermakers past Texas A&M into the Sweet 16.

Siena's Alex Franklin slams home a dunk against Purdue, but the fourth-seeded Boilermakers were too much for the 13th-seeded Saints.

Three-year-old Jack McCaffery, the son of Siena coach Fran McCaffery, watches as forward Steven Priestley stretches during practice in Spokane, Wash. Siena plays Purdue in a first-round NCAA tournament game on Friday.

Purdue football coach Joe Tiller,left, welcomed his replacement, Danny Hope, at a news conference in West Lafayette, Ind. Hope, who has been Eastern Kentucky's coach for five years and is a former Purdue assistant, will serve as the Boilermakers' associate head coach, then take over when Tiller retires after next season.

Central Michigan's Josh Gordy gets a hand on the ball as Purdue's Jake Standeford (88) tries to make the catch during the Motor City Bowl in Detroit. Chris Summers kicked a 40-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Boilermakers to a 51-48 triumph at Ford Field.